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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION | ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Columbia College Chicago and their retail team | ||||||
| 4 | members for winning the 2025 National Retail Federation (NRF) | ||||||
| 5 | Foundation University Challenge; and | ||||||
| 6 | WHEREAS, The NRF Foundation University Challenge is a | ||||||
| 7 | prestigious retail competition designed for undergraduate | ||||||
| 8 | students across various majors; teams of undergraduate | ||||||
| 9 | students develop and pitch innovative retail strategies to | ||||||
| 10 | address specific retail challenges, and the winning team | ||||||
| 11 | receives a $30,000 tuition scholarship; and | ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, Columbia College Chicago has demonstrated | ||||||
| 13 | exceptional dedication to retail education and innovation; and | ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, The members of the Columbia College Chicago | ||||||
| 15 | retail team include Hazel Avery, Graeme Cote, Michelle Flores, | ||||||
| 16 | and Natilee Strey, who have all demonstrated outstanding | ||||||
| 17 | creativity, business acumen, and teamwork; and | ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, These students have successfully applied their | ||||||
| 19 | classroom knowledge to real-world retail challenges, | ||||||
| 20 | showcasing the quality of education provided by Columbia | ||||||
| 21 | College Chicago; and | ||||||
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The team's victory in the 2025 NRF Foundation | ||||||
| 2 | University Challenge represents a significant achievement in | ||||||
| 3 | this prestigious national retail competition; and | ||||||
| 4 | WHEREAS, This accomplishment brings honor and recognition | ||||||
| 5 | to Columbia College Chicago, its students, its retail | ||||||
| 6 | education program, and the Illinois retail community; | ||||||
| 7 | therefore, be it | ||||||
| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 9 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate | ||||||
| 10 | Columbia College of Chicago and their retail team for winning | ||||||
| 11 | the 2025 National Retail Federation (NRF) Foundation | ||||||
| 12 | University Challenge; and be it further | ||||||
| 13 | RESOLVED, That we commend Columbia College Chicago for | ||||||
| 14 | fostering an environment of excellence in retail education and | ||||||
| 15 | innovation, and we commend the dedication and expertise of the | ||||||
| 16 | faculty and staff who supported and guided these students to | ||||||
| 17 | success; and be it further | ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, That we encourage continued support for programs | ||||||
| 19 | that bridge academic learning with real-world industry | ||||||
| 20 | challenges and fuel the creative economy; and be it further | ||||||
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Columbia College Chicago and the winning retail | ||||||
| 3 | team members as a symbol of our admiration and appreciation | ||||||
| 4 | for their outstanding achievement. | ||||||